![]() ![]() They’re also editable to fit the needs of your own library! I used the square adhesive pockets from Target to display the labels, and since they’re removable I’m able to adjust their placement as my library grows. The library labels have a brief description of each genre type, as well as labels for featured authors, fiction/nonfiction series, and topics for nonfiction books. This way students know where to look if they’re in the mood for humorous fiction, or where they could find the third book in the Ivy + Bean series. So, I used my own simplistic, kid-friendly library labels to organize my bookshelves. I wouldn’t expect my third graders to shop for books based on author’s last name without a search engine equipped with the Dewey Decimal System or something similar (and I’m DEFINITELY not implementing that in my classroom anytime soon). I teach third grade, and we still need help navigating a library. You might have been using bins to organize your library for decades… great! I’m here to share my logic and maybe inspire you to reconsider yours. Now, I know every classroom, every teacher, and every student is different (I make that disclaimer on every post I make), so bins might actually work well in your classroom. I loved that my students were feeding off of each other for book recommendations and eyeballing what others were reading, but there were some really good books being overlooked in those dusty bins! Organizing my classroom library without bins makes it easier for students to explore all of the books I have to offer without having to sift through an overlooked or unloved bin.Īnother reason I decided to de-bin ( that’s a word now) was actually due to necessity! I overheard a student say something along the lines of “I want to book shop but it’s hard to see what’s in the bins.” BINGO - BYE, BINS! I ditched the bins for a few reasons…įirst of all, I noticed many bins were gathering dust, while the same bins were continuously empty due to popularity. I posted about this on Instagram, you can see it here. After seeing how much my students loved browsing the shelves in our school’s media center, I quickly decided I wanted to embrace a “bin-free” library. Two years ago I decided to “ditch the bins” and seek a different form of classroom library organization. ![]() It’s safe to say that I am obsessed with having an organized library tailored to my students’ wants and needs. I post this exact image on my classroom blog when the first book order goes home.In my opinion, the library is the most important part of any classroom. Once parents are informed of the great prices, I just teach the parents how to find reading level information online and in the flyer. I even throw the Scholastic Book Fair under the bus because those books are too hard for my kids to read too.īy the time I mention the incredible bargain that these books are, I’ve already guaranteed that a few parents will purchase books from the Book Order. As soon as I point out that Scholastic book orders are the best (and often only) place to purchase books that are easy enough for Kindergarteners to read, I have their attention. Then I mention how incredibly difficult it can be to find easy to read books at the local book store or even the book fair. ![]() ![]() I talk about the importance of “just right” books and hold up a few Scholastic books from my own classroom library. I always mention the Scholastic book orders during my Parent Night presentation. If the parents in your class don’t purchase many books from the flyers when you send them home, you probably just need to educate them. ![]()
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